Family Courts Act, 1984

This practitioner-oriented edition combines the full text of the Family Courts Act, 1984 with clear, clause-level annotations and practical tools designed for everyday use in family-law practice. The Act establishes specialised family courts to promote conciliation and ensure speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Each provision is unpacked in plain language, with commentary on jurisdictional boundaries, procedural flexibility, powers exercisable by family courts and the statutory preference for reconciliation over adversarial litigation. The book contains model pleadings (petitions for maintenance, custody, restitution of conjugal rights where applicable), conciliation checklists for judges and lawyers, sample mediation frameworks, timelines for urgent relief, and drafting tips for orders and settlement terms. A compact digest of landmark authorities and cross-references to related statutes (matrimonial and child-welfare enactments) helps readers place the Act in context. Designed as both a courtroom desk reference and a study aid, this edition equips advocates, judicial officers and students with the statutory text, operational guidance and sample forms needed to handle family disputes with speed, sensitivity and legal accuracy.